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One of the three men accused of raping a young woman before she was killed wants to prevent her friends, family and supporters from wearing pink at the upcoming trial.
Madison Brooks, 19, was a student at Louisiana State University when she was hit by a car and killed after a group of men allegedly raped her then dumped her out of a vehicle on a Baton Rouge highway in 2023. The driver involved in the fatal crash stayed on scene was cleared of charges.
Three years later, one of the accused rapists, Desmond Carter, 21, is set to appear before a judge later this month.
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Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU sophomore, was allegedly raped in January before being fatally struck by a car. (Ashley Baustert)
Prosecutors allege Carter, alongside Kaivon Washington and Casen Carver, sexually assaulted Brooks inside a vehicle following a night of drinking together at a local bar; all three men face rape charges in connection with the incident.
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Desmond Carter, Kaivon Washington, and Casen Carver are all facing rape charges. (Getty Images:John Korduner/Icon Sportswire, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office)
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According local outlet WBRZ, Carter’s defense team filed a motion looking to prohibit pink attire and clothing with supportive messages, arguing it could unfairly influence or intimidate the jury.
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The defense referenced Supreme Court cases “Sheppard v. Maxwell” and “Estes v. Texas” concerning media-driven “carnival atmospheres” and procedural fairness to argue that spectator displays compromise Carter’s right to a fair trial.
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Madison Brooks is seen leaving Tigerland Bar, Reggie’s, with four men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 15, 2023. The security footage is the last sighting of Brooks, before she was fatally struck by a car.
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Ashley Baustert, mother of Madison Brooks, stands in front of a billboard for the Madison Brooks Foundation in Times Square on Monday, May 8, 2023. (Julia Bonavita/ Digital)
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The prosecution opposed the motion, characterizing the pink clothing as victim advocacy rather than jury intimidation.
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